What is an Unhealthy Relationship?
Some relationships are not healthy and can be harmful to people.
It is important to get help if you are in an unhealthy relationship.
Some things that happen in unhealthy relationships are:
Taking people’s
money.
Hurting people with
mean words or yelling.
Not helping someone
get the care they need.
Physical abuse.
Stalking or harassment may be:
Making threats of harm to
another person, themselves or animals.
Doing sexual things to someone when they do not give .
Making sexual comments towards someone when they
are not wanted.
Controlling where a person can go, who they can see and what they can do.
Doing things to make someone stay in a relationship when they want to end the relationship.
Damaging
things.
Scaring
someone to
make them
afraid.
Unhealthy relationships can include not having equal power or say in decisions about your relationship or life together.
If you want to talk to someone about an unhealthy relationship you can call the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service (1800RESPECT) 1800 737 732 or the National Disability Abuse and Neglect Hotline 1800 880 052.
Unhealthy relationships can be in families, with friends, at work, where you live, or with partners.
You might have an unhealthy relationship with someone else.
People around you can be in unhealthy relationships with other people. It can be hard to know if relationships are healthy or unhealthy.
Speak with someone you trust if you are worried about behaviours in one of your relationships or the relationships of people around you.
Other sections in Unhealthy Relationships
Getting help if you have been sexually assaulted can look like talking to: